Churn-power



(No Model.)

. M. M. TAYLOR.

GHURN POWER No. 513,156. Patented Jan. 23, 1894.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 513,156, dated January 23, 1894. I

Application filed April 24, 1893.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, MARION M. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brownwood, in the county of Brown and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Churn-Powers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in churn powers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of churn power, and to provide one which may be readily employed in connection with any ordinary vessel serving as a churn body, and which will efiect a rapid production of butter.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of a churn constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 designates uprights of a supporting frame, which has feet 2 at the lower ends of the uprights, and which has a top cross-bar 3 and a central cross-bar 4:. The central cross-bar is provided with a vertical bearing 5 in which is journaled a dasher-shaft 6 retained in the bearing by a cleat 7 and having at its lower end a socket 8. The socket 8 receives the stem 9 of a dasher 10; and the dasher-shaft is provided above the central transverse bar 4 with a small friction wheel 11, which meshes with a vertically disposed master wheel 12 journaled on a stub-shaft 13 extending from the top transverse bar 3.

The gear-wheels 11 and 12 are friction Wheelsfand in order to maintain the proper contact between them the upper end of the dasher shaft is located in'an adjustable bearing 14, which is adapted to force the small friction wheel into closer contact with the master wheel. The bearing 14 is secured to a rod 15 disposed transversely of the frame and having its ends arranged in recesses 16 thereof and provided with arms 17 which are Serial No. 471,626. (No model.)

arranged in perforations, and which are ad justably secured to the frame by means of pins or keys 18 and perforations 19. Onthe outer ends of the arms are located washers 20 and disposed on the armsbetween-the washers and the frame are spiral springs 21,which render the bearing yielding. The arms are provided at their inner ends with openings to receive the ends of the transverse rod which is resilient. I

The dasher 10 is provided with vertical blades 22, and has longitudinal openings 23, and its bottom is journaled on a support 24, which is provided with radial resilient arms 25. The support is circular and has acentral opening to receive the journal of the dasher; and the resilient radial arms extend to the sides of the churn body 26, and fit against the same and brace the bottom of the dasher in its position at the center of the bottom of the body. This means for supporting the bottom of the dasher enables an ordinary vessel to be employed as a church body; and in vessels having mouths of less diameter than their bottoms, the radial resilient arms may be sprung through the mouths.

It will be readily apparent that the churn power is simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, and is adapted to efiect a rapid production of butter-at the expenditure of a minimum amount of labor.

Changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

What I claim is-= 1. In a churn power, the combination of a frame, a vertical dasher shaft j ournaled in the frame and carrying a friction wheel, a master wheel engaging the friction wheel, a horizontal rod disposed transversely of the frame and having its ends adj ustably secured to the frame, and a bearing arranged on the rod and receiving the upper end of the dasher shaft, substantially as described.

2. In a churn power, the combination of a frame, a vertical dasher shaft journaled on the frame and having a friction wheel, a master Wheel engaging the friction wheel, a horizontal rod provided intermediateof its endswith a bearing receiving the upper end of the dasher shaft, arms mounted in the frame and secured to the ends of the rod and pl'ovidedwith perforations, keys fitting in perforations and adjustably securing the arms to the frame, and

5 spiral springs disposed on the arms to provide a yielding bearing, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARION M. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

R. A. SMITH, STUART HART. 

